ACT Preparation / Unit 18 ACT 1713 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Agreement and Difference Across Texts
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The idea
Reading two texts together means combining their ideas: noting where the authors agree, where they differ, and what each adds that the other lacks. This is synthesis.
In practice
Both authors may want more trees, while disagreeing about who should pay for them.
Where people slip
Two authors can share a topic and disagree completely; a shared subject is not a shared view.
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